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“The second set was there in case the first set burned…” — Up First from NPR at 16:40

Up First from NPR Challenger at 40: Lessons from a tragedy

“The second set was there in case the first set burned through. And in this case, the second set held. But remember, on this morning in Florida in 1986, it was well below freezing, much, much colder than any flight before.”

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